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Hello there! My name is aficionado538. I mostly edit the pages of politics, elections, and opinion polls of Botswana, US and EU countries.
In my spare time, I enjoy cycling on the weekends. Ideologically, I find myself mainly aligning with social liberalism. I'm a huge fan of European and European Parliament elections and find them particularly fascinating! And above all, I'm an ardent advocate for proportional representation and I can't put into words how much I hate FPTP! It is a major reason why politics here in Botswana and elsewhere is unfair and broken.
I strive to make sure that the politics etc., of my country are well represented. I'm currently limited by time and don't have the opportunity to fully achieve my goals. But I try to do whatever I can for the time being.
Feel free to explore my contributions and reach out for questions or discussions.
These are people I really appreciate on Wikipedia and elsewhere (in no particular order):
- Quinnnnnby
- Zlad!
- Fabio3110
- WikiBunny2K1
- Julio974fr
- Talleyrand6
- BananasAreViolet
- Wide Awake!
- Antonio
- Mad Mismagius
- Mirashhh
- FelipeRev
- Matthew McMullin
- Lifeofconan
I've been depicted in a YouTube video titled The Wikpedia Elections Edit War based on the talk page discussion of the 2024 Botswana general election. The video has more than 260 thousand views and I just found the whole ordeal humorous.
On May 10, 2024, a section of a page I created (Kanye South) caught the attention of many people when it was revealed to them that the constituency is to be renamed "Kanye West" after a Twitter post brought this detail to light. This led to some vandalism of the article (as expected) as well as a YouTube video about this.
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Political_chart.svg/39px-Political_chart.svg.png) | According to the political compass this user is Economic Left (-1.98) and Social Libertarian (-8.01). |
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Noia_64_apps_karm.svg/42px-Noia_64_apps_karm.svg.png) | This user has been on Wikipedia for 7 years, 2 months and 7 days. |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Gay_Pride_Flag.svg/40px-Gay_Pride_Flag.svg.png) | This user identifies as gay. |
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♂ | This contributor to Wikipedia is male. |
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![We the People](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Constitution_We_the_People.jpg/70px-Constitution_We_the_People.jpg) | This user understands that a republic is a system of law while a democracy is a political system, and that the two are not opposing choices. |
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This user is interested in issues of democracy.
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Spotify_logo_without_text.svg/50px-Spotify_logo_without_text.svg.png) | This user contributes while using Spotify. |
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Articles I've started or heavily edited
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Below are articles that I have created or edited, either entirely or mostly. Alternatively, they may be articles that I have extensively edited but not necessarily created, to the point where my edits comprise the majority of the article or articles translated into English from non-English Wikipedia articles.
Politics of Botswana
- Neo Masisi
- 2024 Botswana general election
- Leader of the Opposition (Botswana)
- Bathoen Gaseitsiwe
- 12th Parliament of Botswana
- Member of Parliament (Botswana)
- 2023 Serowe West by-election
- 2014 Botswana general election
- Kenneth Koma
- Botswana Movement for Democracy
- Biggie Butale
- 13th Parliament of Botswana
- Kanye South
- Botswana Republican Party
- Jwaneng-Mabutsane
- Shoshong (Botswana constituency)
- Tonota (Botswana constituency)
- Goodhope-Mabule
Politics of Estonia
- Kaja Kallas' third cabinet
- ^ This user is possessed by a music-loving spirit and it's rare to find him NOT listening to music.